There are a few gambling halls located in the commonwealth, the biggest number being on docked riverboats. The grandest of the Iowa gambling dens is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Amerindian gambling hall in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of gaming room, 1,500 slots, thirty table games, such as twenty-one, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and many styles of poker; also 3 restaurants, bimonthly productions, and casino classes. An additional large Indian gambling den is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 square feet, 668 slots, and 14 table games. In addition, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs is available 24 hours, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 one armed bandits, 36 table games, and 4 restaurants. There are several other popular Iowa casinos, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 sq.ft., 1,212 one armed bandits, and 39 table games.

A smaller Iowa casino is the Diamond Jo, a riverboat gambling hall in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 one armed bandits, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend paddle wheel boat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 slots, and 14 table games. An additional Iowa river boat casino, The Isle of Capri, is open never closes, with 24,939 sq.ft., 1,100 one armed bandits, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 square foot paddle wheel boat gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 slot machines, 14 table games, live shows, and Thursday vingt-et-un tournaments.

Iowa casinos provide a great amount of tax money to the commonwealth of Iowa, which has permitted the bankrolling of many commonwealth wide activities. Visitors have gotten bigger at an accelerated percentage along with the demand for services and a growth in working people. Iowa gambling halls have been helpful to the advancement of the market, and the enthusiasm for betting in Iowa is across the board.